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By Eugenia Levenson

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The Brand Builder

Two decades after David Chu founded Nautica in 1983, VF Corp. scooped up the company for $680 million. (Chu, who left the following year, pocketed $100 million from the deal.) He
has since launched a men's line and a bespoke suit shop, both under his own name. In January, Chu became creative director at Tumi, where he's refreshing the luggage maker's look
and attempting to boost its accessories business.